motel

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Recent Examples of motel Soon after this scene, Wuornos is shown with her girlfriend in a motel room, where the two are reading from a book about Lizzie Borden. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 The shop front was soon tricked out to double as Axl’s chair set and the room out back was filled with cheesy furniture to look like a motel room. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 John gets the upper hand and nearly takes the ring, before one of Zoe’s satellite weapons blows up half the motel, forcing Hal to use what little charge is left in the ring to protect himself and John. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 According to court records, Thompson, Rocco Surace, Barbara Savage, and Ivester were staying together in a motel room in Miami-Dade County on March 30, 1976. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
  • By putting the spa before the staterooms, this design flips the superyacht script from conspicuous consumption to conscious longevity.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
  • At the nearby Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa (connected to the hotel by a tunnel), the facilities include a heated saltwater pool and a hammam.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The investments in hotels and entertainment places there have made Europeans who prefer to travel to high-class beach resorts but cannot afford long flights choose this destination.
    — Connie Etemadi, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The gift was reported last week by ProPublica, which included renting out a private island for the reception and guest lodgings.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps not, but on Sunday night as Europe loaded the bus for the trip back to their lodgings, team helper Dame Laura Davies, who won four Solheim Cups as a player and three as a vice-captain, appeared with a case of Heinekens.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Others — like California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment — are meeting with departments to discuss proper accommodations and terms related to Newsom’s return-to-office mandate.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For a charming stay, The Perry House Bed & Breakfast offers cozy accommodations in a historic home with mountain views and a warm, inviting environment.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some campgrounds below Bat Cave in Rutherford County near Lake Lure may be evacuated as a precaution.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The pair had spent the previous night talking for hours after meeting by chance in the elevator of a youth hostel in Munich in May 1998.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the not-too-distant past, the building at the west end of Hart Lane was a former mid-century motor inn that had seen its best days.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Penny Lane The Lark Hotel Group has taken over a former motor inn that had seen better days.
    — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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